Educationally, LPN’s go through one year of vocational training to receive their title. RN’s must go to nursing school for about two years to get their Associates Degree. Both RN’s and LPN’s take many of the same…
Educationally, RN’s must attend about 2 years of nursing school to obtain an Associate’s Degree. The Associate of Science in nursing programs lets a student to become a RN and earn more money quickly than a 4 years BSN program, which…
I will now go through the two types of Nurses starting with the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN.) It takes 12-18 months of Vocational training to obtain the credentials to become an LPN. LPN’s do direct patient care, do assessments, admissions, IV’s, injections, medications and make clinical judgment’s to just state a few. LPN’s work in conjunction with RN’s in patient assessments and are conserved to be working “under the RN License.” They are responsible for seeing that the patient care plans formulated by the by the RN are put into action. LPN’s are task oriented and paperwork demanded and can be held legally if there are any discrepancies. They are competent, capable and experienced in the acute and long term care setting. Now on the other hand the Registered Nurse degree takes two years for an Associate’s Degree and four years for the Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) after completing prerequisite courses. They have the same role as the LPN but they have more skills; they are able to hang blood products, push IV’s, titrate drugs, hang Chemo, initial assessment , and they formulate the Nursing Diagnosis of the patient for their care, they establish care plans and the Nursing actions to provide care. They are the supervisory position…
The first step is to define nursing. “Nursing is the knowledge based discipline, which focuses on the wholeness of human being.” (studymode, 2012,02.) The ADN nurse and BSN take a different approach in teaching their students. They both take the same state mandated NCLEX, but have a different time of training. “The Associated Degree takes a shorter path of two years where the BSN takes a longer with 4 years of education to complete the degree.” (studymode, 2012,02.) Now to break this down and let you know the difference of a 2 and 4 year nursing program. The Associate trained nurse is more task oriented, while the BSN is based on theory and research. I having a diploma hospital based program spent 4 or more days in the hospital setting, but my wife has her BSN and she tells me she usually only spent 1 or 1.5 days at the hospital. I see this now also, where I work we see the Associate nurses more than the BSN students. The clinical…
There are two major educational pathways to become a Registered Nurse (RN): an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN). Typically, an ADN degree takes 2 years to complete while a BSN degree takes 4 years to complete. Both allow the nursing graduate to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) consequently allowing the graduate to enter the field of nursing as a Registered Nurse. It is important to discuss and understand the differences in educational preparation as well as resulting competencies for both degrees. Prospective nursing professionals are advised to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of enrolling in either program of choice. Both degrees are a wonderful path to nursing but with a BSN degree, opportunities for advancement are greater and graduates are better prepared to handle the multifaceted nursing demands in today’s society.…
A Registered Nurse (“RN”) is a graduated trained nurse who has passed state registration examination and has been licensed to practice nursing. RNs and LPNs both base their course study on nursing arts, and sciences, typically with a background in other areas of science or the humanities. RNs spend between two and four years completing their degrees. This allows the RNs gain a broader and deeper understanding of necessary topics and more specialized body of knowledge including physiology, pharmacology, clinical practice, and research utilization. This extra time also increase the cost of an RN education. For example, an RN program averages around $7,980 over two to three years. RNs teach patients and their families how to manage their illness or injury, explaining post-treatment home care needs; diet, nutrition, and exercise programs; and self-administration of medication and physical therapy. Some RNs work to promote general health by educating the public on warning signs and symptoms of disease. RNs also might run general health screening or immunization clinics, blood drives, and public seminars on various conditions.…
In order to be a registered nurse you must obtain a license through the NCLEX-RN licensure examination. The opportunity to take this exam is to be from an accredited program, wither it be a diploma in nursing, an Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN), or a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN). The ADN program typically requires about two to three years of nursing school and focuses more on tasks and clinical skills. The BSN program is roughly four years and focuses not only on tasks and clinical skills but also focuses on knowledge, theory and research. The BSN is deemed to encompass what nursing is all…
Nursing schools have different nursing programs: Diploma, ADN and BSN are all degrees that lead to getting RN license also include in their core curriculum; Adult Health, Maternal and Newborn nursing, Pediatric, Psychiatric Nursing, Community Health nursing and Gerontological Nursing, the starting rate is also similar( some cases rate differ on advance positions that require BSN level). There are differences that makes of BSN as higher educational level of nursing compared to ADN, length of time and the amount of credits required to complete each programs, ADN typically takes 2 years, while BSN is 4 years including also the time spent taking the prerequisites to enroll in the program, BSN offer more courses in nursing theory including nursing research, and nursing…
Fitzsimmons an Register Nurse/ clinical explained to me many aspects of being an register nurse. While interviewing Andrea E Fitzsimmons, an register nurse, I gathered a lot of information useful in choosing a career. Andrea E. Fitzsimmons explained to me many aspects of being a register nurse. During the interview I learned that they are several ways to complete college. First, you have to take basic classes and one year of basic classes that you need to apply for nursing program. After applying to nursing program you have to take 2 years nursing classes to get associates. Than you have to go to University College and take another 4 years to get masters bachelors. The register nurses have to take care of patients they have to get information for the doctors. They have to give the doctor the fill report of the patient. Also, they have to give shots take blood pressures and other things that consider doing while you are a register nurses. It is not hard to find a job but, it goes up and down for the openings. The job is fun and yes the job is stressful because you have a person life in your hand. It takes 20 hours to do training and it takes 3 or 4 times. You have to take 3 or 4 times because every 3 to 4 years you have to retake the training because you are learning new products and new procedures. Andrea E. Fitzsimmons loves her job because she is an OB nurses. She takes care of babies when they are born or when they die. She is a nurse for 29 years and she is happy with her job. She works 7 days a week because she teaching other people too. She is also helping students in Daley College with the questions that they have. The approximate salary for a nurse is around 55,000 plus. When becomes a nurse you have to learn a lot of things and also you learn a lot from people because they are a lot of people with different kind of health problem. While becoming a nurse you have to remember that you have other people life in your hand. So…
Many worry about how long they will be in schools for to become the career they want to pursue. On average to evolve into a Nurse Anesthetist a person will spend 7-8 years in school, while a Physician Assistant is about 6-7 years in school. The first step to becoming a Nurse Anesthetist is to get a Bachelors degree in Nursing, then one has to be a Registered Nurse with a licence and some years of experience in the field, then they have to pass the CRNA certification exam to qualify in being a Nurse Anesthetist. In the beginning of becoming a Physician Assistant you first have to get a Masters in PA, then you have to pass the PA certification exam to certify in being a Physician…
I personally believe that there is more involved in nursing than just the general idea that of a person who assists a sick person. Nurses care for people from birth, growth, aging, health through sickness, injury, suffering, until loss, dying, and sorrowing,…
Often nurses are referred to as doctors but according to Gordon, nursing is in fact a different and distinct profession from medicine. Nurses are like teachers in a way…
Possible topic Sentence: Doctors and nurses may work in the same field, but there is a big difference between the tasks that they perform.…
Comparing and contrasting between doctors, and construction workers. Doctors are also workers just like construction workers, and they are both professional and governmental jobs. Doctors are famously for people who are sick, ill, and they are way different than the construction workers although construction have a constructed the hospitals. Construction workers are famously not like doctors and other jobs. They are working outside, building and getting pay less than doctors do.…
In the first two years of medical school students spend an adequate amount of time in laboratories and classrooms. Most of the courses they take are anatomy, biochemistry, pharmacology, psychology, medical ethics, and the laws governing medicine. In these classes students acquire practical skills, such as, learning to take medical histories, how to examine patients, and diagnose illnesses. And during the last two years of medical school students spend time working with patients under the supervision of experienced physicians in hospitals and clinics. Within this time they also learn even more practical skills. After medical school nearly all of the former students all graduates enter a residency program, for more training, in the profession they are interested in, which takes place in a hospital, but it can vary with your profession.…